$250 or under single pocket knife

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Eyedr54

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Hi, first time poster longtime snooper.
My fathers 60th birthday is next month and he collects knives. My family would like to get him a nice keepsake but usable knife. Our budget is 250 but $200 would be better. I don't want anything tactical. The more traditional/timeless the better. If possible not a fully synthetic or rubberized handle/grip. Very good steel of course and heavy preference to American made (the Dutch don't make much anymore but my family name means dagger in Dutch. That said I don't want a dagger but if anyone knows a nice Dutch knife I'm not aware of I'd look into it). Thanks for the help. Most of my knives are S30v steel but I wonder your thoughts on that vs the 154cm or others in terms of best qaulity/durability.
 
You might ask this question in the Traditional Folders section. Without knowing anything about his collection, you might check out Great Eastern Cutlery (Northfield, Tidioute and GEC) or one of the Tony Bose/Case collaborations like Lanny's Clip..... Maybe Queen Cutlery's Schatt and Morgan series.
 
I'd look into great eastern cutlery they make beautiful knives! That any man would be happy to own!

Hope it helps!

-niner
 
Spyderco southard,,, great blade shape, outstanding steel choice, overall just a fun knife to have and play with imo. Welcome!
 
My first thought is a Spyderco Sage 4. The bolsters and wood are beautiful and the blade is great too.
 
A keepsake, you say? I'd recommend a William Henry E6 EDC. And I'd suggest you look in the Exchange before you shop online. You may be able to get a better deal here than you can at an authorized William Henry dealer.
 
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The William Henry EDC Collection. Almost traditional in design yet still a one handed opener. Handles are aluminum but have many inlay options, including wood and carbon fiber. D2 steel HRC 60-61. I think it would serve him very well. If my kid gave me one I would cherish it. Closer to the $250 though. Comes in a nice box too.

Dang! I see bld beat me to it! :)
 
Great minds think alike. :) I've got three William Henry knives and they're superb, to say the least. I think they tend to get short shrift around here because they're expensive and some may think of them more as jewelry than as knives. But believe me, their fit and finish are second to none and they're the sharpest knives I own.
 
Thank you everyone for the help so far. The William Henry Knives look nice and I will definitely look into the exchange!
 
Not to tell anyone what to buy, but if "the more traditional and timeless the better" is what you are after, I don't see how William Henry or Spyderco fit the bill at all. You want traditional and timeless, I think carbon steel and not some new super steel. Still, you know your father better than I do, but I'm wondering if I misunderstood.
 
"traditional and timeless knife"
Sebenza 21 will be a good choice if you can increase your budget.
 
Woodrow F Call said:
Not to tell anyone what to buy, but if "the more traditional and timeless the better" is what you are after, I don't see how William Henry or Spyderco fit the bill at all. You want traditional and timeless, I think carbon steel and not some new super steel. Still, you know your father better than I do, but I'm wondering if I misunderstood.
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I agree. But William Henry Knives definitely fall into the "keepsake" category . . . at least they do for me. And the D2 William Henry uses in their EDC knives wouldn't necessarily qualify as a "super steel". In fact, I see it used quite often in traditional slipjoints.

Then again, as you said, the OP knows his father better than we do.
 
John Lloyd's knives would fall into that price range.

I believe some are available in the MarketPlace. A plus on these is each one is unique.
 
TomTerrific said:
John Lloyd's knives would fall into that price range.

I believe some are available in the MarketPlace. A plus on these is each one is unique.
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Those are a good choice. Those are very traditional. You know, something that the OP might really look for is a knife in Damascus Steel. That's definitely not "run of the mill."
 
bld522 said:
Great minds think alike. :) I've got three William Henry knives and they're superb, to say the least. I think they tend to get short shrift around here because they're expensive and some may think of them more as jewelry than as knives. But believe me, their fit and finish are second to none and they're the sharpest knives I own.
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I visit the website often.
I enjoy watching the videos and looking at some stunning knives. I may have to give one of their edc models a try, the others are just too darn beautiful for me to carry.
 
I should clarify. I think I used improper terms. When I said traditional and timeless I was more trying to avoid anything that looked to tactical and modern (blade cut outs, rubber grips, glass breakers on the handle; basically no knife version of the DPMS oracle AR 15 ect) along with just a single fold blade. I personally love the true traditional style pocket knife but for this gift just avoiding anything to "waky" may have been a better comment.... My dad is very conservative, likes qaulity, has a very wide breth of pocket, fixed, and switch blade knives. The suggestions so far have been great and spot on what I've been looking for. I had previously looked at some benchmade knives (mainly bc I own a couple) namely the megumi. Any thoughts on the s30v steel vs the D2. Thanks guys
 
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